"These firefighters are receiving an outrageous amount of compensation, far exceeding their base salary, with overtime," said Sean Karafin, SDCTA's Interim President & CEO. "If this still allows them enough time to leverage inside knowledge by creating a small technology company and selling software back to their employer — the San Diego Fire Department — something is wrong with the system. One of the three firefighters involved in this business venture even finds time to run the union."

"At best, awarding a contract for a new product that has not been tested at this scale, to three employees who are not giving up their combined $470,000 annual compensation, gives the appearance of preferential treatment for firefighters. It surely discourages competition in the marketplace for city contracts."

"The Balboa Park Centennial committee should disband immediately. The Taxpayers Association does not understand why it should cost taxpayers $13,000 a month to unwind an organization that proved to be a complete failure," said SDCTA Vice President Chris Cate. "All of the committee's records should be immediately turned over to the city so it can try and salvage a celebration of the park. We support Councilmember David Alvarez's leadership in requesting an audit by the City's Independent Auditor to determine where the public's money has been spent."